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2.5 Flashcards

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Appreciation

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Rise in price of one currency against another currency

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Depreciation

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A fall in the value of a currency

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Barriers to entry

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Obstacles that make it difficult for new firms to enter the market

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4
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Boom

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High point in business cycle where GDP is growing quickly

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Business cycle

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Measures economic activity over time and show stages of boom,recession ,slump ,recovery

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6
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Consumer price index

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A measure which shows changes in average prices over time

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Deflation

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A fall in the general price level

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8
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Downturn

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A period in the economic cycle where GDP grows but slowly

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Economic influences

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Economic variables such as economic growth, inflation , interest rate, unemployment

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Exchange rates

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The price of one currency in terms of another

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Government expenditure

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Amount spent by government in provision of public services and welfare benefits

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Inflation

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General increase in level of prices In an economy over a period of time

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13
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Interest rate

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Price of borrowing or reward on saving

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14
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Recession

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GDP falls

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15
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Recovery

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Period where economic growth begins to increase again after a recession

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Unemployment

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The % of the working population who are without a job and actively seeking work

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Consumer legislation

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Legislation that is to protect consumers from poor quality products and poor business practices

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Consumer protection legislation

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Legislation aimed at any business unfair selling practices

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Employee protection legislation

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Laws that a business must follow that give employees basic rights to prevent them from being exploited e.g minimum wage

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Environmental protection legislation

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Legislation designed to reduce the impact of businesses and protect the environment

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Health and safety

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Measures put in place by businesses to prevent accident or injury in the workplace

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Legislation

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A collective name for laws and regulations used by governments to restrict certain activities

23
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National minimum wage

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A wage rate set by government and it is illegal to pay below this

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Market structure

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Characteristics of market such as size of barriers to entry of market , no of competitors

business theme 2 key terms (5 decks)

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